Ōtāhuhu Rugby Football Club is a
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
club based in
Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about I ...
. The club was established in 1926
and is affiliated with the
Auckland Rugby Football Union
The Auckland Rugby Union is a New Zealand provincial rugby union. The union was established in 1883 and was originally responsible for the administration of the sport in most of the former Auckland Province, although its boundaries have since ...
. The club have historically been one of the most successful in Auckland history, having won the
Gallaher Shield
The Gallaher Shield is awarded to the winner of the Auckland Rugby Football Union senior premier competition, and was first awarded in 1922. The shield is named in honour of Dave Gallaher, an early stalwart of Ponsonby, Auckland and New Zealand
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on nine occasions, most recently in 2000. Ōtāhuhu have also produced numerous
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...
and international representatives, including 13
All Blacks
The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987, ...
.
Honours
Auckland Club Championship (9) 1956*, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1982, 2000
* *Shared with
University
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.
All Blacks
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Bert Palmer
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Henry Brown
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Des Christian
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Frank McMullen
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Waka Nathan
Waka Joseph Nathan (8 July 1940 – 24 September 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played rugby union for the New Zealand national team (the "All Blacks") as a flanker. His feats on the field gained him the nickname "The Black Pan ...
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Mack Herewini
McFarlane Alexander "Mac" Herewini (20 October 1939 – 21 May 2014) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A Rugby union positions#Fly-half, first five-eighth and Rugby union positions#Full-back, fullback, Herewini represented Auckland Rugby Fo ...
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Peter Murdoch
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Ron Urlich
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Barry Ashworth
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Brad Mika
Bradley Moni Mika (born 2 June 1981) is a New Zealand rugby union player. His position is lock. He was educated at St Peter's College. He made his provincial debut for Auckland in 2000, his Super Rugby debut for Crusaders in 2002, and his inter ...
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Keven Mealamu
Keven Filipo Mealamu (born 20 March 1979) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played at hooker for the Blues in Super Rugby, Auckland in the National Provincial Championship, and the New Zealand national team. He was a key mem ...
External links
Auckland RFU club profile
References
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Sport in Auckland
Rugby union teams in New Zealand
Rugby union in the Auckland Region